Full Description
Originally published in 1980, this book presents a detailed empirical analysis of the key dimensions of inequality and poverty in Wales, discussing such aspects as the distribution of income and wealth, the housing situation, the functioning of the NHS and urban deprivation. Wales emerges as a country severely disadvantaged in relation to much of the rest of Britain. Moreover, the extent of inequalities within Wales is also striking. In the second part of the book each contributor applies a particular theoretical perspective to an aspect of the situation discussed in the first part. The perspectives adopted are diverse, ranging from Keynesianism, through dual labour markets to dependency theory and Marxist analysis. Each essay emphasises the importance of locating our understanding of poverty and social inequality in the context of the patterns of economic development in Wales and in the functioning of the State apparatus.
Contents
Part 1: Dimensions of Social Inequality in Wales 1. Poverty at the Periphery: The Outline of a Perspective on Wales Gareth Rees and Teresa L. Rees 2. Income and Wealth in Wales Paul Wilding 3. Poverty and Housing in Wales: An Account of Current Problems Malcolm Fisk 4. Educational Inequality in Wales: Some Problems and Paradoxes Gareth Rees and Teresa L. Rees 5. Health, the Distribution of Health Services and Poverty in Wales Gareth Rees 6. Urban Deprivation and Urban Policy David T. Herbert Part 2: Towards Explanation 7. Low Pay and No Pay in Wales Denis Gregory 8. Segmented Labour Markets, Female Employment and Poverty in Wales Robert McNabb 9. Industrialisation, Inequality and Deprivation in Rural Wales Glyn Williams 10. Uneven Development, State Intervention and the Generation of Inequality: The Case of Industrial South Wales Gareth Rees 11. Capital Relation and State Dependency: An Analysis of Urban Development Policy in Cardiff Philip Cooke 12. Wales, the Regional Problem and Development Graham Day.
